First Foundation (FFWM) Competitors $5.35 +0.05 (+0.94%) As of 07/18/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsFinancialsSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FFWM vs. PWP, PGY, MBIN, CLBK, CCB, TFIN, VBTX, BTDR, LOB, and CMPOShould you be buying First Foundation stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Foundation include Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), Pagaya Technologies (PGY), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), Columbia Financial (CLBK), Coastal Financial (CCB), Triumph Financial (TFIN), Veritex (VBTX), Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR), Live Oak Bancshares (LOB), and CompoSecure (CMPO). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. First Foundation vs. Its Competitors Perella Weinberg Partners Pagaya Technologies Merchants Bancorp Columbia Financial Coastal Financial Triumph Financial Veritex Bitdeer Technologies Group Live Oak Bancshares CompoSecure Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP) and First Foundation (NYSE:FFWM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and dividends. Does the media prefer PWP or FFWM? In the previous week, Perella Weinberg Partners had 4 more articles in the media than First Foundation. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Perella Weinberg Partners and 1 mentions for First Foundation. First Foundation's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Perella Weinberg Partners' score of -0.02 indicating that First Foundation is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Perella Weinberg Partners 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral First Foundation 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, PWP or FFWM? Perella Weinberg Partners has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Foundation has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PWP or FFWM? 41.1% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of First Foundation shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.8% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of First Foundation shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is PWP or FFWM a better dividend stock? Perella Weinberg Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. First Foundation pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Perella Weinberg Partners pays out -65.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Foundation pays out -3.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Perella Weinberg Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts prefer PWP or FFWM? Perella Weinberg Partners presently has a consensus target price of $23.33, indicating a potential upside of 18.14%. Given Perella Weinberg Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Perella Weinberg Partners is more favorable than First Foundation.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Perella Weinberg Partners 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00First Foundation 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is PWP or FFWM more profitable? Perella Weinberg Partners has a net margin of -1.17% compared to First Foundation's net margin of -13.06%. First Foundation's return on equity of -0.08% beat Perella Weinberg Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Perella Weinberg Partners-1.17% -36.47% 17.44% First Foundation -13.06%-0.08%-0.01% Which has higher valuation and earnings, PWP or FFWM? Perella Weinberg Partners has higher revenue and earnings than First Foundation. Perella Weinberg Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Foundation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPerella Weinberg Partners$878.04M1.99-$64.73M-$0.43-45.93First Foundation$69.21M6.37-$92.41M-$1.27-4.21 SummaryPerella Weinberg Partners beats First Foundation on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get First Foundation News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FFWM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FFWM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FFWM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst FoundationBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$440.77M$2.30B$12.08B$20.76BDividend YieldN/A2.40%5.56%3.65%P/E Ratio-4.2112.9019.1527.57Price / Sales6.372.7826.4259.01Price / Cash34.4113.5218.5517.94Price / Book0.461.382.314.66Net Income-$92.41M$143.71M$997.29M$995.01M7 Day Performance-2.90%-0.10%0.28%-0.38%1 Month Performance4.70%7.41%4.56%6.21%1 Year PerformanceN/A17.96%541.99%11.21% First Foundation Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FFWMFirst Foundation0.2338 of 5 stars$5.35+0.9%N/AN/A$440.77M$69.21M-4.21710PWPPerella Weinberg Partners0.8834 of 5 stars$20.00-3.6%$23.00+15.0%+10.5%$1.77B$878.04M-46.51600PGYPagaya Technologies2.9321 of 5 stars$23.01-2.3%$22.45-2.4%+112.3%$1.74B$1.03B-4.54800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGap UpMBINMerchants Bancorp4.099 of 5 stars$34.92-3.0%$47.50+36.0%-28.8%$1.60B$1.45B6.42480Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCLBKColumbia Financial0.21 of 5 stars$14.81-2.6%$16.00+8.0%-11.2%$1.55B$189.02M-740.50750Positive NewsCCBCoastal Financial3.3815 of 5 stars$101.56-0.4%$106.25+4.6%+100.4%$1.53B$436.55M30.05380Positive NewsTFINTriumph Financial2.4428 of 5 stars$64.55-2.0%$68.20+5.7%-27.8%$1.51B$487.93M174.461,553Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionVBTXVeritex4.6635 of 5 stars$27.46-2.3%$30.25+10.2%+35.2%$1.49B$797.62M13.46770Trending NewsEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementBTDRBitdeer Technologies Group2.7347 of 5 stars$13.24+0.5%$21.00+58.6%+24.7%$1.48B$349.78M-3.25211LOBLive Oak Bancshares4.0211 of 5 stars$32.32-0.7%$42.00+29.9%-24.9%$1.48B$498.34M22.29960CMPOCompoSecure0.4413 of 5 stars$14.21-2.4%$16.19+13.9%+88.8%$1.45B$420.57M-12.921,007 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Perella Weinberg Partners Alternatives Pagaya Technologies Alternatives Merchants Bancorp Alternatives Columbia Financial Alternatives Coastal Financial Alternatives Triumph Financial Alternatives Veritex Alternatives Bitdeer Technologies Group Alternatives Live Oak Bancshares Alternatives CompoSecure Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FFWM) was last updated on 7/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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